Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER PARISH·NCES 220189001446
E. S. Richardson Elementary School
515 W Todd, Minden, LA 71055 · (318) 377-2213 · Webster Parish
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
231 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 152 | 55% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 45% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Webster Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
23.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
18.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like E. S. Richardson Elementary School
E. S. Richardson Elementary School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. S. Richardson Elementary School this school | 275 | 84.0% | 24.8% |
| Labadieville Primary School Labadieville | 256 | 84.0% | 17.8% |
| Wesley Ray Elementary School Angie | 255 | 85.1% | 24.2% |
| J. L. Jones Elementary School Minden | 318 | 83.3% | 20.2% |
| Haynesville Elementary School Haynesville | 304 | 83.9% | 24.0% |
| North Iberville Elementary Rosedale | 272 | 85.7% | 27.0% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where E. S. Richardson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Webster Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #378 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #469 of 582 ▼ 66 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #505 of 587 ▼ 62 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #148 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #568 of 714 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #585 of 655 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #297 of 655 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #214 of 705 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.1% | #27 of 436 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
275
-95 (-26%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 275 | 16.7 | 16.4:1 | 84% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 18.1 | 16.4:1 | 59% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 15 | 22.3:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 62% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 18.4 | 24.1:1 | 52% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 74% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 45% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. S. Richardson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (444 to 275); teachers down 9% (18.4 to 16.7).
About E. S. Richardson Elementary School
E. S. Richardson Elementary School is an elementary school in Minden, Louisiana, and it is part of Webster Parish. The school offers grades 4 through 5 and enrolls 275 students. The school is 39% below the average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Webster Parish has 14 schools and 4,967 students, and E. S. Richardson Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at E. S. Richardson Elementary School, about 62 are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 34%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, E. S. Richardson Elementary School scores 52%.
E. S. Richardson Elementary School has 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1, 2.5 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 84% at E. S. Richardson Elementary School. That rate is above the 73% average among public schools in Webster Parish.
On the allk12 Grade, E. S. Richardson Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, E. S. Richardson Elementary School is 1.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
For Webster Parish, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $41,182, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The county has 14 public schools and about 4,967 students.
Minden High School is the nearest public school to E. S. Richardson Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of E. S. Richardson Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, E. S. Richardson Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
From 370 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 275 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.8:1 to 16.4:1.
This page is set up for the E. S. Richardson Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Webster Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,820
Census ACS
Median income
$41,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Webster Parish
- Minden High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Lakeside Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Webster Junior High SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- J. A. Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- North Webster High SchoolHigh · 421 students
Other schools in Minden
- Minden High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Webster Junior High SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- J. A. Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- J. L. Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Minden High School0.8 mi · 689
- Webster Junior High School1.3 mi · 461
- J. L. Jones Elementary School1.8 mi · 318
- J. A. Phillips Elementary School2.0 mi · 429
- Lakeside Junior-Senior High School7.8 mi · 546
- Doyline High School9.7 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About E. S. Richardson Elementary SchoolHow large is E. S. Richardson Elementary School?
E. S. Richardson Elementary School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 04-05.
Is E. S. Richardson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
E. S. Richardson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does E. S. Richardson Elementary School have?
E. S. Richardson Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is E. S. Richardson Elementary School?
E. S. Richardson Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 2% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is E. S. Richardson Elementary School public or private?
E. S. Richardson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Webster Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.